(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

DECEMBER KEY POINTS

TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

The December 2011 trend estimate (86 947) has decreased by 0.3% when compared with November 2011.

Seasonally Adjusted - The December 2011 seasonally adjusted estimate for new motor vehicle sales (84 403) decreased by 2.9% when compared with November 2011.

SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE

Trend - When comparing national trend estimates for December 2011 with November 2011, sales of Passenger vehicles decreased by 0.3%, Sports utility vehicles increased by 0.9% and Other vehicles decreased by 1.9%.

Seasonally Adjusted - When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for December 2011 with November 2011, sales of Passenger vehicles, Sports utility vehicles and Other vehicles decreased by 0.0% (19 units), 1.6% and 12.4% respectively.

SALES BY STATE

Six of the eight states and territories have experienced a decrease in the trend estimate for new motor vehicle sales when comparing December 2011 with November 2011. Tasmania recorded the largest percentage decrease (2.2%), followed by South Australia (2.1%) and Northern Territory (1.6%).

In seasonally adjusted terms, sales of new motor vehicles decreased in seven of the eight states and territories when comparing December 2011 with November 2011. Northern Territory recorded the largest percentage decrease of 7.4%, followed by New South Wales (4.3%) and Australian Capital Territory (3.9%). Over the same period Tasmania increased by 8.7%.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE

Release Date

January 2012

15 February 2012

February 2012

15 March 2012

March 2012

17 April 2012

April 2012

15 May 2012

May 2012

18 June 2012

June 2012

17 July 2012

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This issue presents details for the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for December 2011.

DATA NOTES

Recent flooding in Thailand may have had an impact on new vehicle sales in Australia due to associated delays in delivery of Thai manufactured vehicles and vehicle parts. Impacts from the flooding could continue to disrupt the supply of new motor vehicles to Australia from Thailand in coming months.

The earthquake and tsunami which occurred in Japan in March 2011 had an impact on the number of new vehicle sales in Australia in mid 2011 due to a reduction in supply. These events are no longer affecting the supply of new vehicles, with Japanese motor vehicle production now returning to levels observed before March 2011.

As new motor vehicle sales are influenced by a range of factors, it is not possible to quantify the specific impacts of these events.

INQUIRIES

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle by month

Passenger vehicles

Sports utility vehicles

Other vehicles

Total vehicles

Change Passenger vehicles

Change Sports utility vehicles

Change Other vehicles

Change Total vehicles

no.

no.

no.

no.

%

%

%

%

Trend

2010

October

47 763

19 901

16 775

84 439

-

-1.4

-0.5

-0.5

November

47 956

19 573

16 903

84 432

0.4

-1.6

0.8

-

December

48 094

19 272

17 183

84 548

0.3

-1.5

1.7

0.1

2011

January

47 916

18 942

17 430

84 288

-0.4

-1.7

1.4

-0.3

February

47 375

18 571

17 510

83 457

-1.1

-2.0

0.5

-1.0

March

46 689

18 292

17 393

82 373

-1.4

-1.5

-0.7

-1.3

April

46 066

18 272

17 161

81 498

-1.3

-0.1

-1.3

-1.1

May

45 750

18 551

16 971

81 272

-0.7

1.5

-1.1

-0.3

June

45 861

19 152

16 974

81 987

0.2

3.2

-

0.9

July

46 275

20 012

17 130

83 418

0.9

4.5

0.9

1.7

August

46 773

20 976

17 317

85 065

1.1

4.8

1.1

2.0

September

47 183

21 802

17 402

86 387

0.9

3.9

0.5

1.6

October

47 374

22 380

17 286

87 041

0.4

2.6

-0.7

0.8

November

47 422

22 787

17 031

87 240

0.1

1.8

-1.5

0.2

December

47 258

22 987

16 701

86 947

-0.3

0.9

-1.9

-0.3

Seasonally Adjusted

2010

October

47 041

20 476

16 389

83 907

-2.3

-2.0

-1.7

-2.1

November

48 324

19 760

16 657

84 741

2.7

-3.5

1.6

1.0

December

51 372

18 099

17 566

87 037

6.3

-8.4

5.5

2.7

2011

January

47 645

18 512

17 053

83 209

-7.3

2.3

-2.9

-4.4

February

46 948

19 309

17 688

83 946

-1.5

4.3

3.7

0.9

March

47 503

21 362

18 451

87 317

1.2

10.6

4.3

4.0

April

47 137

19 102

17 204

83 444

-0.8

-10.6

-6.8

-4.4

May

43 653

16 942

16 319

76 914

-7.4

-11.3

-5.1

-7.8

June

44 895

17 211

15 823

77 929

2.8

1.6

-3.0

1.3

July

46 903

20 857

17 503

85 263

4.5

21.2

10.6

9.4

August

47 586

22 883

17 562

88 032

1.5

9.7

0.3

3.2

September

47 060

21 854

18 140

87 054

-1.1

-4.5

3.3

-1.1

October

48 441

21 603

17 390

87 434

2.9

-1.1

-4.1

0.4

November

46 615

22 961

17 372

86 948

-3.8

6.3

-0.1

-0.6

December

46 596

22 582

15 225

84 403

-

-1.6

-12.4

-2.9

Original

2010

October

45 268

19 348

16 309

80 925

-7.2

-1.7

-1.8

-4.9

November

49 405

20 806

17 131

87 342

9.1

7.5

5.0

7.9

December

51 039

18 555

16 993

86 587

3.3

-10.8

-0.8

-0.9

2011

January

43 539

17 032

13 013

73 584

-14.7

-8.2

-23.4

-15.0

February

45 455

18 916

16 525

80 896

4.4

11.1

27.0

9.9

March

50 228

23 066

20 690

93 984

10.5

21.9

25.2

16.2

April

41 565

17 054

15 595

74 214

-17.2

-26.1

-24.6

-21.0

May

r42 577

17 121

17 703

r77 401

2.4

0.4

13.5

4.3

June

54 322

21 518

20 317

96 157

27.6

25.7

14.8

24.2

July

45 701

19 383

15 907

80 991

-15.9

-9.9

-21.7

-15.8

August

48 423

22 111

17 548

88 082

6.0

14.1

10.3

8.8

September

47 700

20 778

18 341

86 819

-1.5

-6.0

4.5

-1.4

October

47 536

20 400

17 260

85 196

-0.3

-1.8

-5.9

-1.9

November

46 712

24 182

17 760

88 654

-1.7

18.5

2.9

4.1

December

45 764

22 367

14 328

82 459

-2.0

-7.5

-19.3

-7.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

r revised

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.(a)

NT(a)

ACT(a)

Aust.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Trend

2010

October

26 026

22 910

16 813

5 372

9 551

1 584

835

1 348

84 439

November

26 031

23 018

16 792

5 378

9 452

1 601

821

1 340

84 432

December

26 068

23 136

16 853

5 380

9 373

1 590

812

1 336

84 548

2011

January

26 016

23 042

16 915

5 332

9 302

1 546

809

1 326

84 288

February

25 811

22 663

16 948

5 229

9 211

1 477

809

1 310

83 457

March

25 540

22 137

16 976

5 117

9 101

1 408

805

1 289

82 373

April

25 308

21 674

17 017

5 055

9 008

1 364

802

1 271

81 498

May

25 243

21 470

17 103

5 079

8 953

1 357

804

1 263

81 272

June

25 460

21 610

17 296

5 185

8 963

1 382

817

1 274

81 987

July

25 923

22 019

17 578

5 317

9 030

1 414

836

1 301

83 418

August

26 493

22 491

17 925

5 411

9 130

1 432

853

1 331

85 065

September

27 009

22 820

18 251

5 432

9 228

1 432

865

1 351

86 387

October

27 350

22 934

18 439

5 385

9 292

1 414

867

1 360

87 041

November

27 545

22 932

18 519

5 311

9 327

1 387

859

1 360

87 240

December

27 608

22 744

18 498

5 201

9 342

1 357

845

1 351

86 947

Seasonally Adjusted

2010

October

25 851

22 971

16 849

5 173

9 395

1 498

812

1 356

83 907

November

26 087

22 809

17 154

5 433

9 511

1 646

841

1 260

84 741

December

28 219

23 221

16 863

5 472

9 366

1 743

802

1 351

87 037

2011

January

25 977

23 197

15 662

5 335

9 240

1 492

950

1 355

83 209

February

25 613

23 113

17 226

5 357

9 143

1 416

751

1 327

83 946

March

27 178

23 443

18 612

5 179

9 288

1 439

855

1 322

87 317

April

25 779

22 293

17 631

5 070

9 197

1 374

823

1 276

83 444

May

24 441

19 419

16 337

4 606

8 832

1 294

805

1 180

76 914

June

24 001

20 918

16 141

5 038

8 527

1 307

775

1 222

77 929

July

26 367

22 708

17 914

5 646

9 021

1 420

814

1 373

85 263

August

27 416

23 401

18 491

5 550

9 454

1 571

816

1 333

88 032

September

26 910

22 964

18 408

5 677

9 328

1 449

958

1 361

87 054

October

27 583

23 066

18 656

5 211

9 156

1 448

922

1 392

87 434

November

27 857

22 562

18 496

5 182

9 421

1 250

827

1 352

86 948

December

26 660

22 226

17 839

5 090

9 163

1 359

765

1 299

84 403

Original

2010

October

24 451

22 847

15 904

4 974

9 244

1 477

717

1 311

80 925

November

27 422

23 491

17 025

5 651

9 738

1 902

809

1 304

87 342

December

27 195

23 873

16 422

5 636

9 238

2 181

714

1 328

86 587

2011

January

23 560

20 323

13 300

4 792

8 289

1 309

772

1 239

73 584

February

25 048

22 446

16 283

5 128

8 686

1 273

680

1 352

80 896

March

29 750

24 808

20 395

5 360

9 718

1 520

995

1 438

93 984

April

22 570

19 535

16 403

4 467

8 101

1 124

862

1 152

74 214

May

24 470

r19 570

16 519

4 782

8 703

1 268

942

1 147

r77 401

June

29 685

25 091

21 062

6 057

10 424

1 443

985

1 410

96 157

July

24 893

21 743

17 341

5 255

8 433

1 196

800

1 330

80 991

August

27 274

23 436

18 298

5 446

9 903

1 581

802

1 342

88 082

September

26 661

22 845

18 040

5 853

9 731

1 494

881

1 314

86 819

October

26 608

22 996

17 972

5 041

8 974

1 439

808

1 358

85 196

November

28 966

23 049

18 038

5 304

9 650

1 435

799

1 413

88 654

December

25 109

22 356

17 225

5 275

8 880

1 687

666

1 261

82 459

r revised

(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

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